In May around 150 new economy thinkers, software engineers, designers & social entrepreneurs gathered at The HUB San Francisco for the Creative Currency project. The initial 30+ ideas pitched resulted in a total of 12 compelling projects focused on innovating in the areas of economic development, housing, jobs, public health, education, payments & financial services. There were four winning teams provided with seed funding and mentorship.

Top leaders from the SF City government, community agencies and tech companies, including Square & Kiva, were present to deliver keynote speeches, provide mentorship, judge projects & envision project outcomes.

Project participants came from dozens of organizations including Visa, Square, Airbnb, Bernal Bucks, Code for America, Ashoka, EMC, LinkedIn, Kaiser, Google, Motorola, Stanford, Goodwill of Silicon Valley, Bay Area Timebank, & Kiva. Read more…